TY - CHAP
T1 - Mindfulness training and inflammatory cytokine levels in chronic tension-type headache
AU - Cathcart, Stuart
AU - Vedova, Chris Della
AU - Immink, Maarten
AU - Proeve, Michael
AU - Hayball, John
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - In this chapter we examine the effects of mindfulness training on serum proinflammatory cytokine levels in chronic tension-type headache (CTH) sufferers. Method: Forty-three CTH sufferers participated in a randomized wait-list controlled trial of a mindfulness intervention for headache. Serum concentrations of cytokines IL1-β, IL-2, IL-6, IL-8, IL-12, IL-18, IFN-γ, MCP-1 and TNF-α were measured before and after treatment/wait-list control conditions. Results: Repeated Measures Analysis of Variance revealed that IL1-β, IL-6, IL-8, MCP-1 and TNF-α decreased from pre to post assessments in the treatment and wait-list groups, with no group or group x time effects. Conclusions: Mindfulness training compared to a wait-list control condition does not reduce serum cytokine levels in CTH sufferers.
AB - In this chapter we examine the effects of mindfulness training on serum proinflammatory cytokine levels in chronic tension-type headache (CTH) sufferers. Method: Forty-three CTH sufferers participated in a randomized wait-list controlled trial of a mindfulness intervention for headache. Serum concentrations of cytokines IL1-β, IL-2, IL-6, IL-8, IL-12, IL-18, IFN-γ, MCP-1 and TNF-α were measured before and after treatment/wait-list control conditions. Results: Repeated Measures Analysis of Variance revealed that IL1-β, IL-6, IL-8, MCP-1 and TNF-α decreased from pre to post assessments in the treatment and wait-list groups, with no group or group x time effects. Conclusions: Mindfulness training compared to a wait-list control condition does not reduce serum cytokine levels in CTH sufferers.
KW - mindfulness training
KW - serum proinflammatory cytokine levels
KW - chronic tension-type headache (CTH)
KW - TNF-α
KW - ethylenediaminetetracetic acid (EDT A)
KW - Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
KW - Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
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M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:84951857823
SN - 9781629482880
T3 - Disability Studies
SP - 153
EP - 158
BT - Disability and Chronic Disease
A2 - Merrick, Joav
A2 - Aspler, Shoshana
A2 - Morad, Mohammed
PB - Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
ER -